Books - 1984 - George Orwell

I just finished book 1 in Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, which according to Diane can also be used as a doorstop if you are not ready to read it, and thought it was time to re-read Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Oh yes, the ministry of truth,
the ministry  of peace,
the ministry of love,
the ministry of plenty,

and newspeak, doublethink, the inner party, the thought police, the Junior Anti Sex League and their red sash emblem, thought crime, being vaporized.

Oh ORWELL, you had it all, on both sides of the coin.
                            War is peace
                                     Freedom is slavery
                                                  Ignorance is strength

This broke-the-mold piece of work has not escaped my memory hole, and "I love you...these words gave him, Winston, the desire to stay alive."

Best of fiction - Books 1Q84 - Haruki Murakami

On page 158 of 925 pages. An intrigue, reading 1Q84, with it's beginning soundtrack of Janacek's Sinfonietta, written in 1926. Of course I had to go to itunes and download the music, which bridges the images so well. I have never read Murakami before, but knew about him, certainly. It's clear. The reader always knows where the character is, whether you like what he or she is doing or not, you know what they are doing. 1Q84 is a word bridge and a sign post to the bizarre quick-slow world we all now live in. 

The writer does that Hemingway thing. He hooks you and reels you in.